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OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS

OED1OEE

2018

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students explore the natural and cultural characteristics of riverine, box and ironbark forests, and mountain and alpine areas of south-eastern Australia. Changing attitudes towards the land are explored by a chronological examination of Aboriginal and European occupation of the continent. Current land management issues are explored through a number of case studies, with particular emphasis on land use conflicts in the Australian alpine area.

SchoolSchool of Education

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorRuth Lawrence

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Readings

Resource Type

Title

Resource Requirement

Author and Year

Publisher

Readings

Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Park

Prescribed

Slattery, D. (1998)

USNW PRESS

Readings

Rivers as Ecological Systems: The Murray-Darling Basin

Prescribed

Young, W.J.,(ed) 2001

MURRAY-DARLING BASIN COMMISSION.

Readings

Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark country

Prescribed

Tzaros, C. 2005

CSIRO PUBLISHING

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Demonstrate an understanding of (a) the concepts of bioregions and Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVCs), (b) the landforms, climate, hydrology and/or biota of the following four bioregions: Riverine Plains, Box and Ironbark forests, Mountains and Alpine bioregions, and (c) the changing attitudes of Aborigines and Europeans towards land in different bioregions, (d) past and present land management strategies in each of the four bioregions

Activities:

Lectures, tutorials, field trips

02. Report on observations and data collected on a field trip complemented by material covered in lectures, tutorials and published literature

Activities:

Lectures, tutorials

03. Read and discuss the literature on the natural and cultural history of the four bioregions, and demonstrate skills in oral communication through the presentation of selected topics in tutorials